Chapter 37 An Yi: Not good

Fang Xiaoke rested for a while at noon and his body finally felt less sore. But he still felt scared when he thought about it and complained to Jin He in a low voice, "Teacher Lin Nian is so scary."

"Um?"

"Why is Teacher Lin Nian, who usually seems to have a very good temper, so scary in class?" Fang Xiaoke said, "My legs start to tremble whenever I see him."

"I can only say that I'm used to it." Jin He patted Fang Xiaoke's shoulder. "When we have An Yi's class later, I'll show you just how terrifying An Yi is."

"Brother Xiaohe, is that how you got through it back then?"

Jin He actually wanted to say that the situation back then might have been even more terrible. He had no foundation in dance or singing, and his debut training was almost a crash course. At that time, he didn't know Lin Nian and An Yi, and he was only taught by teachers sent by the company.

He practiced dancing in the morning, singing in the afternoon, and was given a song to practice on his own in the evening. He had never danced before and was too stiff, so the teacher would force him to move. Later, the teacher would step on him and pull him, which made him sweat profusely from the pain. In the afternoon, he still had to limp to the practice room to sing.

Take Dao Qu for example. The other four have a good foundation and can master it in a day, but Jin He can't. After they finish and go back to the dormitory, Jin He has to stay behind to practice more. Basically, he has to dance it over and over again. The range of his arm swings and the distance of his steps must be consistent with the team, otherwise he will be punished.

Therefore, Jin He was ultimately unwilling to leave the stage due to health reasons.

“Cherish this opportunity,” Jin He said. “Once you debut, it will be very difficult to have the opportunity to train like this.”

When it was time for the "That Was Spring Mountain" group, the children lined up and walked to An Yi's side. An Yi glanced at them and saw that Jin He was at the very back of the line.

The number of parts allocated to me was also the fewest. Was I being targeted?

An Yi frowned as he thought, then looked up to signal that they could begin.

"The mist conceals a hidden past; we must traverse it in search of a ray of light."

It's not three thousand treasures, but a carefully planned scheme to lure you there.

Qi Yunran seemed to have prepared carefully, but her voice was a bit low and sounded a bit off. An Yi just found it strange, but didn't say anything and let them continue singing.

What kind of world is this? What kind of mountain is this?

Why do I have to cover my eyes? It's hard to imagine what your face looks like.

An Yi slowly furrowed his brows.

"I know not the myriad thoughts hidden in my heart, but only that the sun and moon in the mountains seem to flow like light."

As we part, I wish you a smooth future and all your wishes fulfilled...

"Emmmm..." After the song ended, An Yi fell into deep thought. How should he describe the song they sang? Awkward, really awkward.

"Let me ask you first, do you know anything about the background and characters of your song?"

The children nodded, and Song Bai said, "Brother Xiao He gave us a general overview."

“Hmm, so you know that the protagonist never knew what the person who saved him looked like in his entire life?” An Yi pointed to the lyrics and said, “So there’s a line here that says ‘Imagine what your face looks like,’ Wen Lian, the line you sang didn’t give me that heart-wrenching feeling.”

"Heartbreaking..."

“Yes, he spent his whole life searching for his lover, but he didn’t even know what she looked like. Doesn’t that hurt?” An Yi said. “So I think your group has the skills, but not much emotion. You’ve been doing nothing but technique all over the song. Jin He’s emotion is okay, but his technique is passable.”

Qi Yunran stepped in to smooth things over: "It's probably because we don't have much experience in relationships, and most of the members haven't been in a relationship before, so..."

"Huh? Is that an excuse?" An Yi raised an eyebrow. "Does singing a song about heartbreak necessarily mean you have to be heartbroken? Does singing a song about life and death necessarily mean you have to be life and death? You can't blame the road for your own shortcomings."

The trainees: "..."

Why did you provoke him?

“So singing isn’t just about technique; you also need emotion. Look at the first line, just singing ‘The mist hides the secret past…’ doesn’t that sound strange?” An Yi added, “It’s like eating hot pot. If they only serve you the ingredients but not the broth, how can it taste good?”

The children shook their heads: "No, no."

“There’s one more thing. Your tone is too deep and not suitable for singing the introduction. Let Wen Lian do it.” An Yi said, “Wen Lian’s tone is quite good. He can try the introduction. As for the bridge, give it to Jin He. You can give it a try.”

Qi Yunran hesitated before raising his hand and asking, "Teacher, what about my part?"

"Go back and discuss it with the members, then decide for yourself."

"But Wen Lian is already in the center position, so it wouldn't be appropriate for him to sing the intro."

"What's wrong with that? Can't the center position sing the intro? Who made that rule?"

Qi Yunran noticed that Teacher An Yi particularly liked to use rhetorical questions to retort, and he always managed to leave people speechless. Qi Yunran stammered for a moment, but he seemed quite unwilling to give up.

"If you don't want to divide it like this, you can have a battle right now in front of me, and let our mentors vote together. Don't worry, it will be absolutely fair and just."

If An Yi had any selfish motives, he would have immediately replaced Qi Yunran under the pretext of needing to attract attention. However, he still thought that it was possible that the child just wanted to show off, and he couldn't deprive the hardworking child of the opportunity.

An Yi is almost thirty years old. After so many years in the entertainment industry, how could he not see through this person's little schemes? He was just taking advantage of the fact that there were many people from his company in the group. During the voting, they ganged up on Jin He and the other two. Even Wen Lian, the captain and center, had very few parts. This song was almost entirely taken by people from his company.

"Well, that's all I can say. I'm not satisfied with your performance today. In fact, I really dislike feeling disappointed because there are several of you kids that I have high hopes for and who are quite capable. Today's preparation didn't make the stage have a synergistic effect, and it even overshadowed the unique characteristics of many of you."

An Yi looked at them and gave his assessment: "Not good."

“And Wen Lian, you’re the captain, and the center. Do you understand your responsibilities?” An Yi looked at Wen Lian and said, “You are the conceptual center of this stage, and you are the leader of this team. When you find something wrong, you must correct it in time. Don’t bother with any fairness or democracy here. If you think something is wrong, you must point it out immediately. You have to have that kind of courage. Do you understand what I mean?”

Wen Lian bowed and said, "Yes, I understand. Thank you, teacher."